An electronics designer needs a parallel-plate capacitor of

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Problem

12\,\text{pF}

. The plates will have area

25\,\text{cm}^2

and will be filled with a dielectric material of constant

\kappa=2.5

. What plate separation

d

should the designer specify? (a)

0.74\,\text{mm}

(b)

1.8\,\text{mm}

(c)

4.6\,\text{mm}

(d)

0.46\,\text{mm}